Malaysia MOE Form 3 English Teacher’s Notes

LESSON 33 – Literature: The Prisoner of Zenda - Review Chapters 1-24

A. CONTENT (The Story)

Understanding the story thus far – Review and Consolidation. Summary pages
for chapters 1-24 included.

Chapter 1 – Rudolf Rassendyll

Where Rassendyll decides to go to Ruritania.

Chapter 2 – Rassendyll arrives in Zenda

Where Rassendyll arrives, is greeted strangely, and checks himself into an inn.

Chapter 3 – Rudolf Rassendyll meets King Rudolf the Fifth

Where Rassendyll finds for the first time he resembles the King of Ruritania and
dines with him at his hunting lodge.

Chapter 4 – Rassendyll becomes Rudolf the Fifth

The King cannot be woken on the day of his Coronation. His loyal servants ask
Rassendyll to stand in for the King for a day in the capital city.

Chapter 5 – Rassendyll arrives in Strelsau to be crowned

Rassendyll arrives and rides through the capital city of Strelsau, and learns
some of the people like the King, some want the King’s brother to be king.

Chapter 6 – Rassendyll is crowned King Rudolf the Fifth

Where Rassendyll is crowned King, and later holds a celebration.

Chapter 7 – Where is the King?

Where Rassendyll and Colonel Sapt return to Zenda to find the King has been
kidnapped.

Chapter 8 – Rassendyll must return to Strelsau as King

Where Rassendyll agrees to return to Strelsau and remain King as the only way
to preserve the King’s life.

Chapter 9 –The Famous Six

Where Rassendyll takes care of royal business and first hears of the existence
of the Famous Six

Chapter 10 – Rassendyll Meets Black Michael and Three of the Famous

Six
Where Rassendyll visits the Princess Flavia, and meets Black Michael and
three of the Famous Six.s

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Chapter 11 – A Kind of Tea-party

Where Rassendyll goes to Antoinette de Mauban’s house for information, even
though a trap has been set. He evades three of the Famous Six and escapes.

Chapter 12 – The Marriage Will Shortly Take Place

Where Rassendyll reluctantly announces the King’s wedding to the Princess
Flavia because the people demand it.

Chapter 13 – Love or Honour?

Where Rassendyll’s love for Flavia almost proves too much for him.

Chapter 14 – Rassndyll Revisits the Inn in Zenda

Where Rassendyll returns to the Inn and finds information about the King and
the castle of Zenda.

Chapter 15 – Rassendyll Narrowly Escapes Death

Where Rupert of Hentzau tries to stab Rassendyll - and almost succeeds.

Chapter 16 – Murder in the Moat

Where Rassendyll swims to a pipe in the castle moat to see if he can enter, and
kills a man. They then fight the Famous Six – Rupert of Hentzau escapes.

Chapter 17 – Rupert of Hentzau and Madame de Mauban

Where Rassendyll meets Rupert of Hentzau in the town of Zenda – and Rupert
offers to betray Black Michael for money. A note arrives that Madame de
Mauban is a prisoner in Zenda castle as well.

Chapter 18 – Rassendyll Makes a Plan

Where Rassendyll makes a plan to coordinate an attack on the castle.

Chapter 19 – Rupert of Hentzau also Makes a Plan

Where Rupert of Hentzau causes a stir with Madame de Mauban and Black
Michael. Later, he is seen swimming back across the moat.

Chapter 20 – Rassendyll Fights Bravely to Save the King

Where Rassendyll fights his way into the Old Castle and rescues the King.

Chapter 21 – Danger for Rassendyll – and Danger for Rupert of Hentzau

Where Rupert of Hentzau, having killed Black Michael, flees for his life – while
Rassendyll gives chase.

Chapter 22 – “I am not the King”

Where Princess Flavia learns for the first time that Rassendyll is not the king.

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Chapter 23 – Honour Must Come Before Love

Where Rassendyll must leave Ruritania so that the rightful King can marry the
Princess and regain the throne. They say their goodbyes.

Chapter 24 – The Adventure is Over

Rassendyll returns to London, and later retires to the country. He never forgets
his adventures in Ruritania – or his love for the Princess.

Summary - for a quick overview of the story setting and events occurring in
each chapter

B. ACTIVITY 1 (Group Participation)

Song – In a Faraway Land

• Listen, watch and enjoy an original music video based upon the novel
• Learn the lyrics to the song
• Sing the song together
• WORKSHEETS #1 & #2

C. ACTIVITY 2 (Select Correct Picture – Sequence)

When Did It Happen?
• Students see 4 images from the story
• Students select the sequence in which images should go
• Click a picture to place it in order in the queue, click it again to remove

D. ACTIVITY 3 (Grammar)
Multiple Choice Sentence Completion
• Review for plural nouns: adding suffix -es for words ending in f, change
to v+es; irregular plurals; nouns with no change in number
• Sentences appear on screen with a few highlighted words
• Students to decide which words need to be made plural
• Click word to flip through possibilities – students to select word
• Click submit to check entire sentences

Grammar activities are intended to reinforce, rather than teach, the selected
grammar point for the lesson. If students have difficulty with the grammar points
in this activity, you may want to review the Grammar reinforcement movies
(ENHANCEMENT 2) found in the three previous lessons.

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E. ACTIVITY 4 (Sound System)

Prosody: Recognising onomatopoeia, metre and silence
• Review for: recognising onomatopoeia, metre and effective silence
• Students hear short phrases
• They are to decide whether the words in the sentence are using primarily
onomatopoeia, metre or effective silence
• Click the button corresponding to their answer

Sound System activities are intended to reinforce the discrimination,

production and / or appreciation of selected points of English phonology
covered in the previous three lessons.

F. EVALUATION (Worksheets)
Worksheet 1
Song Lyrics – In a Faraway Land
Print out for use with Activity 1

Worksheet 2
Essay – Message of the Novel
Print out for use with Activity 1

Worksheets are matched to specific activities and / or other portions of the

lesson that may require or benefit from written work. In addition, the resource
has been designed so that, even if it is impossible to print out the worksheets
for a particular lesson or part of a lesson, it is still possible to conduct the
evaluative portion in-class.

Teachers are also free to select which worksheet(s) to print out for each lesson.
You may, for example, want to spend more time upon a particular activity and
so only print the worksheet for that activity. You should always print
worksheets you require before class begins.

Note: ‘Evaluation’ is not limited to the written portions of each lesson.

Assessment takes place across the spectrum of language skills and at many
points in each lesson.

G. ENHANCEMENT 1 (Vocabulary Game)

• Divide students into 2 teams
• Students see 2 words and hear a definition
• Teams take turns selecting correct word to match definition
• Click the word to make selection

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H. EXTENSION (Project Work)

Topic: What if Rassendyll did not look like the king? How would the story have
changed?

Invites students to reflect on how fundamental elements of story and plot – and
how very simple premises can be responsible for, and lead to – very
sophisticated story structures.

The Extension section is intended to go ‘beyond the syllabus’: inviting students

to explore, question, wonder at, investigate or pursue additional content-related
topics or language-related curiosities. They are intended to serve as the launch
pads of possibility for further thought, discussion and/or action. Depending upon
time available, teachers may utilise them in a variety of ways.